DN MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2013
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REWARDS OR WINNING? STUDENT REWARDS PRIZES
DN FILE PHOTO JONATHAN MIKSANEK
The student section of Scheumann Stadium fills up with students for an evening game against Southern Florida on Sept. 22, 2012. Attendance for the games went up 63 percent in the 2012 season.
Below are the amount of points a student needs to receive each prize listed on the left.
10
Ball State athletics koozie
30
Stadium cup with one free drink
50
Ball State athletics drawstring bag
80
Free large 1 topping Papa John’s pizza coupon
100
Ball State athletics commemorative glass
200
Free spray tan coupon from Sun Tan City
250
Lunch with football coach Pete Lembo with three friends
350+
MAT MIKESELL SPORTS EDITOR | @MatMikesell
Program fuels rise in student attendance, but successful teams factor for BSU fans
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hen Ryan McBride and two classmates were assigned to a project to come up with ways to draw more students to Ball State games and create a better atmosphere, they were immediately intrigued. “I knew there was a lot of potential,” McBride said. “I was a freshman in [2008] when [the football team] went 12-0. So I got to see the atmosphere that could be generated. I knew there was more that could be done.” Throughout the course of the semester, the group put together a survey for students, brainstormed ideas how to complete their project and met with football coach Pete Lembo on a monthly basis. The group pitched moving football kickoffs to a later time, having longer tailgating times and for Lembo to be active on social media.
See REWARDS, page 5
BLAKE BEEMER
These three students have the highest amount of points and are eligible for prizes such as an iPad, a TV and a PS3.
Entry to grand prize giveaway
425 points
KEENAN PFOTENHAUER
380 points
EVAN MUDRONCIK
360 points
UPD reconsiders Twitter
Account could be used for emergency, safety notifications EMMA KATE FITTES CHIEF REPORTER | emfittes@bsu.edu
University Police Department and University Marketing and Communications are reconsidering using Twitter for public safety and emergency notifications following communication strategies used when an alleged gunman was on campus. “The situation that we had
[March 11] has led us to reconsider and reevaluate how we use Twitter, in particular for an emergency,” said Tony Proudfoot, associate vice president for Marketing and Communications. “Communicating with 20,000 people about something as serious as public safety is a very important responsibility.” Proudfoot said his department debriefs with Ball State’s Crisis Management Team every time after an emergency situation occurs. He said the alleged gunman discussion led them to consider including Twitter in the
« We have to look
at it from a student standpoint. Generations are different in what tools they use. » DAVID HUFF, UPD detective university’s emergency communication protocol, although the final decision won’t be made until the next meeting in April. Proudfoot said social media has intentionally not been a part of emergency notifications because the university
felt using it could have compromised the accuracy of the information. “If we are not communicating clear, accurate information about credible threats, then the campus will stop listening when they get emergency notifications,” Proudfoot said. “The safety of the campus is at stake.” University officials believed in the past that keeping notifications off of social media would keep students skeptical of false alarms and rumors posted by other people, Proudfoot said.
See UPD, page 3
BEAT EXPANDS ENERGY CHALLENGE
Academic buildings will now compete to use less energy SARA NAHRWOLD DAY EDITOR | news@bsudailynews.com
The Ball State Energy Action Team is expanding its energy hall challenge this semester to include an academic building energy challenge. “It will be up to professors in classes to turn off the projector when they are done using it, when they leave their office at night to turn off their computers and just little things like that,” said Abby Rondot, a senior public relations major and president of BEAT. The residence hall and academic building challenges will run at the same time but as separate challenges from today through April 15.
Each semester, BEAT hosts an energy hall challenge for those students living on campus. Last semester, Elliot Hall won the four week long competition. “The goal is to educate students,” she said. “The other huge point we try to put emphasis on is that you might be doing only one thing, but together it does make a big difference.” Prior to the competition, Facilities Planning and Management measures the average energy usage of each hall. During the challenge, energy rates are compared among the halls to determine the winning hall that gets a pizza party. Student groups such as BEAT are important for the campus, said Kevin Kenyon, adviser for BEAT and associate vice president of Facilities Planning and Management. “Their main focus is on energy conservation, looking at various ways to encourage people to
use less energy,” he said. “They don’t get directly involved with technological solutions, they look more for behavioral and educational solutions.” Other organizations such as the Residence Hall Association help to get BEAT’s cause out to students. “The easiest way for any organization to contact every hall at the same time is to come to us because every hall has a representative,” Ryan Cole, RHA president, said. For students involved in the challenge, Rondot said BEAT tries to provide helpful tips such as unplugging things not in use, hanging clothes to dry and watching a movie on one television versus multiple in the halls. The Student Government Association, like RHA, helps to promote the challenge to the student body.
COMPUTERS:
The university recommends setting your monitor to standby after 5 minutes of inactivity and the computer after 20 minutes of inactivity. When charging your laptop, unplug it when the battery is fully charged and don’t leave it plugged in. WATER BOTTLE:
Use reusable bottles (plastic or metal) instead of bottled water. This reduces waste significantly and saves money. For filtered water, buy a filter pitcher for your refrigerator.
For more, go to bsudaily. com SOURCE: Ball State Energy Action Team
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See BEAT, page 3
SAVING ENERGY IN RESIDENT HALLS
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Former coach Billy Taylor looks over his players toward the end of a game against Ohio on Feb. 6. The university announced Taylor was let go on Thursday.
AD wants new coach with vision
After Taylor’s firing, Scholl searches for variety of candidates for open position CONOR HOCKETT CHIEF REPORTER he isn’t looking for a more ag| @ConorHockett gressive figure on the sideline, For the past six seasons, Billy Taylor calmly patrolled the sidelines, hardly ever losing his cool with players or officials during the game. While Taylor’s personality and demeanor drew respect from nearly every opposing coach in the Mid-American Conference, critics wondered if Ball State’s former coach had the intensity to push players enough for consistent success. “I wouldn’t say Billy didn’t have fire, I just think every coach manifests it differently,” athletic director Bill Scholl said. “Everyone’s personality is just different and they get it done in different ways.” With that in mind, Scholl said TWEET US
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just someone who can consistently lead the university toward MAC Championships. That person doesn’t necessarily need to play a certain style or have existing head coaching experience either. Scholl said he’s pursuing both assistants and former or current head coaches for Ball State’s men’s basketball position since the university fired Taylor on Thursday. “It’s a longer-term decision than fitting what we have on roster,” Scholl said. “What I really want is a coach with vision and a style of play that he commits, recruits and coaches to.”
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